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click for 2012 AO tourney page, with 53 postmatch quotes & 212 choice photos, cropped & enhanced       On Thursday in Melbourne, Australia, in the semifinals of the 2012 Australian Open, the 2011 Rome & Cincy (& 2008 AO) champ, 24 year old 4th seeded #4 (former #1) Maria Sharapova of Russia (res: Manhattan Beach, CA & Bradenton, FL), defeated the 2011 Wimbledon champ, 21 year old 2nd seeded #2 (career high: #2) Petra Kvitova from Fulnek, Czech Republic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 (photo shown).     Maria scored on all 5 of the 5 break points she reached against Petra; Petra converted only 3 of the 14 break points she reached against Maria. match stats     Maria said: "In the first set I felt like my pace hurt [Petra] a bit. I was just really aggressive. I didn't give her a chance to really step in and do what she does really well... In the second set it was one break and I couldn't get it back. Obviously she was up a break in the third. I managed to get it back. Just hung on... that last game of the third, I really managed to get some returns back." postmatch interview     Petra said: "In the third set I served very well, and then was a game that I didn't really have like first serves or something, and she return very well in this game... I have to say that Maria play good tennis today." postmatch interview     Maria and Petra are now tied at 2-2 in career matches. Their previous meeting was on a hardcourt in the quarterfinals last year in Tokyo, when Maria retired from the match due to a left ankle injury with Petra leading 4-3 in the 1st set. Petra's other win over Maria was on a chlorophyll court in last year's Wimbledon final, 6-3, 6-4. Maria's other win over Petra was on an indoor hardcourt in the Memphis semifinals in 2010, 6-4, 6-3.     Also on Thursday in Melbourne, this year's champion at Sydney, 21 year old 3rd seeded #3 (career high: #3) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (res: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated the 2011 Australian Open champion, 28 year old 11th seeded #12 (and former #1) Kim Clijsters from Bree, Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 (photo shown).     Victoria scored on 18 of the 23 trips she made to the net; Kim scored on 8 of her 14 net approaches. match stats     Victoria said: "I think it was really difficult third set. There was a lot of ups and downs, but in a good way. [Kim] was coming with some incredible shots; I was really going for it. So it was really important to get that 5‑3 lead, you know, and keep on putting pressure. Of course, [I'm] really happy. You could see it after my match." postmatch interview     Kim said: "The match was very close. There were a few deciding moments where I think I maybe had a little bit of an advantage, in the third set, especially that first game where I had breakpoint. [Victoria] definitely played really well. She was playing very aggressive tennis, moving really well. So she deserved to win at the end." postmatch interview     Kim still leads Vika 4-3 in career matches. But Victoria also won the last time that they played, last year on a Laykold hardcourt in the quarterfinals in Miami, when Vika, on her way to her second Miami title, defeated Kim 6-3, 6-3.     Victoria will play Maria in the Australian Open semifinals on Saturday. Vika and Maria are tied at 3-3 in career matches. In their most recent meeting, on red clay in the quarterfinals last year in Rome, Maria won 4-6, 3-0 retired when Victoria could not continue due to an elbow injury. Vika won their last complete match, on a Laykold hardcourt in last year's Miami final, 6-1, 6-4.     Maria said: "[Victoria is] a really, really good player, and I haven't had great success against her in the last couple of events that we've played against each other. I'd really like to change that. It will be important to tactically play right. She makes you hit a lot of balls and she's aggressive, as well."     Interviewed before Maria's semifinal win, Victoria said: "I really have to be focused on myself. Whoever's on the other side is going to make trouble, no matter who that is, and they're going to try to win. For me it's important to stay positive and stay on the same track: focused."     The winner of the final will be #1 in Monday's WTA rankings. Maria said: "For me, it's more about the Grand Slam win than the #1 ranking. That's always been the goal for me."     2011 WTA Championships finalist Victoria is playing in her first Grand Slam singles final; she is 9-8 in previous WTA singles finals. She won this year at Sydney, and last year at Miami, Marbella and Luxembourg. Vika had a 55-17 singles match record in 2011, she is 11-0 this year.     3-time grand slam tourney champion Maria is 24-13 in previous WTA singles finals; she won last year at Rome and Cincinnati. She won Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2004, Flushing Meadows in 2006, and Melbourne in 2008. Due to right shoulder rotator cuff tendon tears, Maria played only one match (a doubles match) between August, 2008, and May, 2009. Maria had a 43-14 singles match record last season, she is 6-0 in 2012.     The tennis.quickfound.net 2012 Australian Open tourney page holds 212 choice photos from this year's Aussie Open, cropped and enhanced, and 53 postmatch quotes, placed within the results for all rounds of the tourney. WTA Videos, YouTube Videos & Live Streaming Video     ▼ LOAD LIVE TV RT ND Bb Docu 1 NASA TV HD | Media | Intl Space Station HD  C5N  To search for YouTube videos in any YouTube player, mouseover the 'up arrow' in the lower right corner, and click on the menu icon above it. Results appear on this page.     In addition to WTA videos, use the drop-down selectors for the player above, or on any page that has one (such as TV News, Search & Links) to watch other sports playlists such as 2011 Tour de France or LPGA Tourney Highlights, movies such as The Scarlet Empress, cartoons such as Looney Tunes, and much more.   Free Live Video Stream Links   load below:   FirstRowSports - Live Score Hunter Finetune streaming music player popup:  18 playlists, 45+ full tracks each, 1300+ tracks total, free music, no registration, no gimmicks. WTA SCOREBOARD: Australian Open     ranks are for the previous week s=seed, n=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser     How do players get into the "draw"? Australian Open, SFs, Thu 1:30pm+ loser: AUD$437,000, 900 points *n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n2 s2 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 n3 s3 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n12 s11 Kim Clijsters BEL 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Australian Open, Final, Sat cRL 7:30pm loser: AUD$1,150,000, 1400 points winner: AUD$2,300,000, 2000 pts n3 s3 Victoria Azarenka BLR v n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS m3 7:30pm+ Australian Open, Doubles Final, Friday cRL 4pm losers' prize: AUD$227,250 winners' prize: AUD$454,500 *Svetlana Kuznetsova & Vera Zvonareva     d s11 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 Australian Open, Mixed Doubles Final, Sun losers: AUD$67,500; winners: AUD$135,500 s5 Elena Vesnina RUS & Leander Paes IND     v s8 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA & Horia Tecau ROU Australian Open, Junior Girls Final, Sat cRL 1pm s4 Yulia Putintseva RUS v Taylor Townsend USA cRL m1 1pm Australian Open, Junior Girls' Doubles Final, Fri cSC3 m4 *Gabrielle Andrews USA & Taylor Townsend USA     d s1 Irina Khromacheva RUS & Danka Kovinic MNE 5-7, 7-5, (10-6) Australian Open, Withdrawals, Non-entries n10 Andrea Petkovic GER low back stress fracture n35 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP knee injury n68 Alisa Kleybanova RUS was treated for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, may return soon n97 Anastasija Sevastova LAT n100 Venus Williams USA Sjögren's Syndrome hopes to play by February   WTA Feb 4-5 2012 Fed Cup QFs Fed Cup Free Live Video (popup) WG & WGII Live Scores - in popup window World Group QFs (Round 1): Czech at Germany Serbia at Belgium Spain at Russia Ukraine at Italy World Group II: Belarus at USA Slovenia at Japan France at Slovakia Australia at Switzerland Zonal Groups: 2012 Zonal Venues Asia/Oceania - Americas - Eur/Afr brackets-results - news pics: DL - Y!: sports - news mp3 audio: interviews & podcasts   WTA Feb 6-12: Paris Indoor & Pattaya GDF Suez Open, Paris, FRA PREMIER $637,000 30m/32q/16d indoor: hard (Greenset) Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP draw & results, .html - videos pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Paris: weather radar - forecast n4 M Sharapova, n6 Na Li n9 M Bartoli, n13 J Jankovic Pattaya Women's Open, THA INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Bangkok Post: Sports Pattaya: weather forecast n7 V Zvonareva, n18 D Cibulkova n21 D Hantuchova, n29 M Kirilenko     The Paris and Pattaya City draws are not yet available as of this writing (qualifying draws are usually up on the Friday before the tourney begins, main draws on Saturday, sometimes later). The links are above for your convenience when the draws become available. WTA SCOREBOARD: Paris and Pattaya City     ranks are for the previous week s=seed, n=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser     How do players get into the "draw"? Paris, 1st Rd Mon-Wed noon losers' prize: $4,800 US; points: 1 n4 Maria Sharapova RUS n6 Na Li CHN n9 Marion Bartoli FRA n13 Jelena Jankovic SRB n15 Sabine Lisicki GER n23 Julia Goerges GER n24 Lucie Safarova CZE n25 Roberta Vinci ITA n26 Yanina Wickmayer BEL n27 Kaia Kanepi EST n28 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP n30 Angelique Kerber GER n32 Monica Niculescu ROU n33 Petra Cetkovska CZE n35 Polona Hercog SLO n37 Chanelle Scheepers RSA n39 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS n42 Christina McHale USA n43 Klara Zakopalova CZE n47 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL n49 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE Paris, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu noon losers' prize: $8,800 US; points: 60 Paris, QFs Fri 1pm losers' prize: $16,375 US; points: 120 Paris, SFs Sat 1:30pm losers' prize: $30,500 US; points: 200 Paris, Final Sun after doubles, 2:30pm+ loser's prize: $57,000 US; points: 320 winner's prize: $107,000 US; points: 470 Paris, Doubles Final Sun m1 noon losers' prize: $17,600 US winners' prize: $33,000 US Paris, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 6 noon losers' prizes: q1 $750 1pt; q2 $1,375 8pts; q3 $2,550 12pts; qualifier 20 points Paris, Withdrawals n10 Andrea Petkovic GER low back stress fracture Pattaya, 1st Rd Mon-Tue 2pm, Wed 3pm loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 n7 Vera Zvonareva RUS n18 Dominika Cibulkova SVK n21 Daniela Hantuchova SVK n29 Maria Kirilenko RUS n38 Jie Zheng CHN n52 Ayumi Morita JPN n57 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ n59 Sorana Cirstea ROU n66 Vania King USA n73 Anne Keothavong GBR n79 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN n86 Eleni Daniilidou GRE n90 Bojana Jovanovski SRB n93 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA n94 Iryna Bremond FRA n96 Anastasija Sevastova LAT n99 Urszula Radwanska POL n103 Anastasia Rodionova AUS n105 Heather Watson GBR n106 Sania Mirza IND n108 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS n113 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB n119 Misaki Doi JPN n125 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS Pattaya, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu 3pm loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 Pattaya, QFs Fri 3pm loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 Pattaya, SFs Sat 3pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 Pattaya, Final Sun 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 Pattaya, Doubles Final Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Pattaya, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 6 3pm losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points Pattaya, Withdrawals   WTA Jan 8-14: Sydney & Hobart Sydney: #4 Victoria Azarenka 5'10" 132lb RH 2H-BH Hobart: #69 Mona Barthel 6'1" 154lb RH 2H-BH Apia Int'l, Sydney, AUS PREMIER $637,000 30m/48q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores | draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP | pics: DL | Y!: sports - news | WTA Moorilla Int'l, Hobart, Tasmania, AUS INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP | pics: DL | WTA     On Friday in Sydney, Australia, in the final of the Apia International, the 2011 champion at Luxembourg, Miami and Marbella, 21 year old #4 (career high: #3) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (res: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated last year's Sydney and French Open champion, 29 year old 4th seeded #5 (career high: #4—and all-time Chinese #1) Na Li from Wuhan, Hubei, China. 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 (Vika is shown holding the glassware after the match).     Victoria's prize is $107,000; Na's prize is $57,000.     Victoria started the match well, but Na took control in the second set, and broke Vika's serve at the start of the 3rd.     Victoria said: "It was really difficult. I knew at some point I would get a chance, so I just had to stay with her and fight. I kept my composure.     "We showed some incredible tennis out there. Li Na, she's always dangerous, and she proved it again today. I'm just glad I could overcome her and win this match." WTA story     Na said: "I don't think anything went wrong. I think it was a very good final. There's nothing to worry about. We were showing our best tennis. And my tennis is much, much better than the last half year—but it's still step by step."     Na still leads Vika 4-3 in career matches. But Victoria also won the last time that they played, on a late last year on an indoor hardcourt in the round robin of the WTA Championships in Istanbul, 6-2, 6-2.     2011 WTA Championships finalist Victoria is now 9-8 in WTA singles finals. She won last year at Miami, Marbella and Luxembourg, and reached the final at Madrid. Vika had a 55-17 singles match record in 2011.     2011 Australian Open finalist and French Open champion Na is now 5-6 in WTA singles finals; she won at Sydney last year, at Birmingham in 2010, at Gold Coast in 2008, and at Guangzhou in 2004. Na had a 32-17 singles match record last year.     On Saturday in Hobart, Tasmania, in the final of the Moorilla International, 21 year old qualifier #69 (last week, this week at a career high: #64) Mona Barthel from Neumunster, Germany, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2010 Auckland champ (and a 2009 US Open semifinalist), 22 year old top seeded #26 (career high: #12) Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), 6-1, 6-2 (Mona is shown with the hardware and software after the match). Mona's prize is $37,000; Yanina's prize is $19,000.     The tennis.quickfound.net Sydney and Hobart tourney page holds 86 choice photos from this week's tourneys, cropped and enhanced, and 14 postmatch quotes, placed within the results for all rounds of the tourney.   WTA & ITF Jan 1-7 Brisbane, Auckland & Perth Brisbane: #34 Kaia Kanepi 5'11" 163lb RH 2H-BH Perth: #2 Petra Kvitova 6'0" 154lb LH 2H-BH Auckland: #48 Jie Zheng 5'4½" 126lb RH 2H-BH Brisbane International, AUS PREMIER $655,000 30m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores | draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP | pics: DL | Y!: sports - news | WTA ASB Classic, Auckland, NZL INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores | draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP | pics: DL | Y!: sports - news | WTA - NZH Hopman Cup, Perth, AUS standings - results - photos: DL | Y!: sports - news     On Saturday in Australia, in the final of the Brisbane International, the 2010 champ in Palermo, 26 year old #34 (career high: #16) Kaia Kanepi from Haapsalu, Estonia, defeated last year's champion at Pattaya City (and the 2002 & '07 Indian Wells champion), 28 year old #24 (career high: #5) Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), 6-2, 6-1 (Kaia is shown with the hardware after the match). Kaia's prize is $110,000, Daniela's prize is $57,800.     In Perth on Saturday, Czech Republic defeated France to win the ITF Hopman Cup. Last year's winner at the WTA Championships, Wimbledon and Madrid, 21 year old #2 (career high: #2) Petra Kvitova from Fulnek, Czech Republic, defeated last year's champion at Osaka, 27 year old #9 (career high: #9) Marion Bartoli of France (residence: Geneva, SUI), 7-5, 6-1 (Petra is shown with the Hopman hardware).     Petra's partner Tomas Berdych also defeated Richard Gasquet of France in the men's singles, so the dead mixed doubles rubber was not played. It is the second time that the Czechs have won the Hopman Cup.     On Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand, in the rain-postponed final of the ASB Classic, a semifinalist at the 2010 Australian Open (and at Wimbledon in 2008), 28 year old #48 (career high: #15, her rank down due to a prolonged wrist injury) Jie Zheng from Cheng Du, Si Chuan, China, defeated the 2010 Auckland finalist (and champion at Marbella, Spain), 29 year old 4th seeded #20 (career high: #10) Flavia Pennetta of Italy (residence: Verbier, Switzerland), 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 retired when Flavia could no longer continue due to a low back injury (Jie is shown with the hardware after the match). Jie's prize is $37,000, Flavia's prize is $19,000.     The tennis.quickfound.net Brisbane, Auckland & Perth tourney page holds 81 choice photos from this week's tourneys, cropped and enhanced, and 27 postmatch quotes, placed within the results for all rounds of the tourney.   WTA Aug 29-Sept 11: US Open Flushing Meadows: #29 Serena Williams 5'9" 150lb RH 2H-BH Flushing Meadows: #10 Samantha Stosur 1st Grand Slam Singles Title US Open NYC Grand Slam $22,668,000 - 128 players | outdoor: hard Deco Turf Live Scores - OOP - results - stats | Draws: WS pdf - WTA - qualif - singles - doub pics: DL - Y!: sports - Y! news "US" - Y! news "U.S." | WTA | USO Radio click for 2011 US Open tourney page: 206 choice photos cropped & enhanced, 47 quotes...        On Sunday at Flushing Meadows, in the final of the 2011 US Open, this year's finalist at Rome and Toronto, 27 year old 9th seeded #10 (career high: #4) Samantha Stosur from Gold Coast, Australia, defeated the 1999, 2002, & 2008 champion, 29 year old 28th seeded #29 (former #1) Serena Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 6-2, 6-3 (photos shown).     Samantha's prize is $1,800,000; Serena's prize is $900,000. Serena, who won the most points in the "US Open Series" of Summer tournaments, will thus also receive a bonus of $500,000, bringing her total to $1,400,000.     The tennis.quickfound.net 2011 US Open tourney page holds 206 choice photos from this year's tourney, cropped and enhanced, and 47 postmatch quotes, placed within the results for all rounds of the tourney.   WTA June 20-July 3: Wimbledon Wimbledon: #6 Maria Sharapova 6' 2" 130lb RH 2H-BH Wimbledon: 1st Grand Slam Title 5th WTA Singles Title The Championships Wimbledon, GBR Grand Slam Prize$: £14,600,000 (all events) 128 players - outdoor: grass matches: statistics Live Scores - OOP - results draws: W sing, pdf - XD women's: qual - sing - doub men's: qual - sing - doub pics: DL - Y! sport - news| WTA click for 2011 Wimbledon tourney page, with 53 quotes & 267 choice pics, cropped & enhanced         On Saturday in London, in the final of the 2011 Championships at Wimbledon, this year's champion at Madrid, 21 year old 8th seeded #8 (career high: #8) Petra Kvitova from Fulnek, Czech Republic, defeated the 2011 Rome (and 2004 Wimbledon) champion, 24 year old 5th seeded #6 (former #1) Maria Sharapova of Russia (res: Manhattan Beach, CA & Bradenton, FL), 6-3, 6-4.     Maria is shown during the match, and Petra with the "Venus Rosewater Dish" trophy afterward. Petra's prize is £1,100,000 (about $1,781,229 US); Maria's prize is £550,000 (about $890,615 US).     The tennis.quickfound.net Wimbledon tourney page holds 267 choice photos from this year's Championships, cropped and enhanced, and 53 postmatch quotes.   WTA: May 22-Jun 5   French Open Roland Garros: #5 Francesca Schiavone 5' 5½" 141lb RH 1H-BH Roland Garros: #6 Na Li 5'7¾" 143lb RH 2H-BH Roland Garros, FRA Grand Slam Prize$: €7,780,000 128 players - outdoor: red clay matches: statistics - Live Scores - OOP - results draws: W sing, pdf - mix doub women's: qualif. - singles - doub | men's: qualif. - singles - doub photos: DL - Y! sports Y! news - Y! France | WTA | videos: interviews click for 2011 French Open tourney page: 304 choice photos cropped & enhanced, 54 quotes...       On Saturday at Roland Garros, in the final of the 2011 French Open, this year's champion at Sydney, 29 year old 6th seeded #6 (high: #6) Na Li from Wuhan, Hubei, China, defeated the 2010 French Open champion, 30 year old 5th seeded #5 (high: #4) Francesca Schiavone from Milan, Italy, 6-4, 7-6(0) (Francesca is shown during the match; Na is shown with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen afterward).     The win made Na the first Chinese player ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. Na's prize is €1,200,000 (about $1,778,639); Francesca's prize is €600,000 (about $889,320).     New Li Na wallpaper is now available in 1366x768 and 1024x600 sizes. In addition to her French Open trophy photo, the wallpaper includes 8 additional photos of Na winning big matches this year.     The tennis.quickfound.net 2011 French Open tourney page holds 304 choice photos from this year at Roland Garros, cropped and enhanced, and 54 postmatch quotes.

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BBC Sport: Tennis reduced the length of most stories in 2005. They often have small photos, but never large ones. They also have an online Tennis Academy. CBS Sportsline.com: Tennis coverage is basically AP, but you have to find photos on a separate page (listed above). ESPN: Tennis is basically AP; they have improved their layout & navigation.   Tennis-Specific Sites: Tennis.com did a complete makeover of their website in 2005, again in 2006, and again in 2010, and Chrissie forgot to call and tell me the URLs had changed every time. The site has statistics, feature stories, results, events information, and hundreds of excellent tennis instruction articles and tips from the publishers of Tennis Magazine.     You can search the very useful feature article, "Your Game" instruction, and message board forum sections of the Tennis.com website with this form. Try to be specific--if you simply search for "backhand" you will get countless results, all the articles in which the word "backhand" is used. find this:   in: articles instruction forums   TennisForm.com is "the definitive online information source for serious tennis bettors." Jiro's Tennis Page, which focuses on Thai players, has much useful general WTA & ATP info, including main draw entry lists for many WTA, ATP, and ITF tourneys. Pro Tennis Fan is a blog site covering both the WTA & ATP, with good player-specific weblogs for many WTA players. Peter Bodo's Tennis World Blog Bob Larson's Tennis News Tennis Live is an all-tennis sports talk radio show. Tennis-Pool.com is a 100% free online fantasy tennis game, where you can pick and operate your own teams of WTA & ATP players. String Forum has a database of info on over 1400 tennis racket strings. Racquet Research although not recently updated, has good pages such as "Introduction to Racquet Science," and racquet selection help. Operation Doubles: Tennis Doubles Strategy and Tactics covers the three basic doubles formations/strategies, position, switching, poaching, and much more. Go Tennis requires free registration, but they are loaded with tennis news and info. Tennis Week has a very large home page (long load), but has match summaries (and an archive of them) you might not find elsewhere. Tenniscom.com is a comprehensive tennis site for Spanish readers. College Tennis Online has current collegiate scores, news, and features. College and Junior Tennis adds scores, news and info from and about Junior tournaments. JuniorTennis.com features up-to-date coverage of juniors tourneys, plus extensive junior players info and photos.   WTA Player-Specific Sites: Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova have their own subdomains at quickfound.net. SerenaWilliams.com official Zvonareva.ru official ElevenByVenus.com official jj-jelenajankovic.com official JelenaJankovic.net CarolineWozniacki.dk official Elena Dementieva official VikaAzarenkaTennis.com official KimClijsters.be official 100% Justine Henin official Justine-Henin.net (many photos) MariaSharapova.com official MariaWorld (Sharapova, many pics) Sharapova Masha (good bio info) en.Nadia-Petrova.ru official Kuznetsova Fanpage Maria Kirilenko official DanielaHantuchova.com official yaroslava-shvedova.com official DSafina.com official   DinaraSafina.com Dominika Cibulkova official Agnes Szavay official, Hungarian Ana Ivanovic official alize-cornet.com official Patty-Schnyder.ch official, German Anna Chakvetadze official Anna's World (Chakvetadze) Ashley-Harkleroad.com K-lina.com (Karolina Sprem) Jelena-Dokic.com NicoleVaidisova.com Golovin Attitude Tatiana-Golovin.net Mary-Pierce.org Anastasia-Myskina.com Myskina.ru official, Russian Jennifer Capriati Monica-Seles.com   WTA Specific Sites: The WTA Tour since 1996, which received a major makeover in May, 2007, provides match scores and other stats for all WTA players & events, including head-to-head matchup info, updated weekly. Blogspot WTA Women's Tennis Apparel is a blog about what the ladies are wearing. From January 2000 through March 2001, CNNSI published the Kristina Brandi Tennis Diary, a "diary" kept every 2 weeks by WTA player Kristina Brandi, showing what life is like for touring WTA players.   Tennis History: "The 700-year-old French game of tennis, traditionally as much a lady's as a man's game, was introduced to the U.S. in 1874 by a woman, Mary E. Outerbridge..." See more from this Sept. 9, 1946, TIME Magazine cover story on women's tennis and 1946 Wimbledon and Forest Hills champ Pauline Betz now on the Tennis Articles page. TIME Magazine, May 23, 1955:     In her first column, the San Diego Union's new Women's Sports Editor Maureen ("Little Mo") Connolly, retired as the world's greatest lady tennis star at a ripe old 21, showed that sports punditry is as easy for her as smashing a tennis ball down an opponents throat.     Lamented Little Mo in great pontifical style: "[On] the American scene today ... we're reducing sports to a cluster of numbers on a board ... We ... are expecting our champions to be stadium automatons, the human equivalents of the balls in a super pinball machine ... We're watching for the numbers to light up and forgetting the play." TIME articles:     Maureen Connolly's 1st US Open & Wimbledon titles Book Excerpt:     The Courts of Babylon: Dawn of the Pro Tennis Tours more tennis history book excerpts in the nav menu (top of page) WTA Top 20 Rankings 1989-2006 International Tennis Hall of Fame Lawn Tennis 1873-1938 Pictorial History of Tennis 16-page .pdf The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club site still has some good Wimbledon history pages. The USOpen.org History has stats and year-by-year finals descriptions since 1968 (but nothing about the Forest Hills and Newport Casino US Nationals before the "Open era"). Other Tennis Stats & Records: Although crippled by intrusive advertising, Tennis Corner offers excellent single page summaries of ATP and WTA player statistics. And their WTA & ATP Results Archive 1968-2003 has records of ATP and WTA tournament champions and final scores going back to the mid-1970's, and for major tournaments back to 1968 (the first year of "Open" professional tennis).   Free Online Tennis Books: Lawn Tennis 1908 with a chapter by Blanche Bingley Hillyard Lawn Tennis for Ladies 1910 by Dorothea K. D. Lambert Chambers Tennis for Women 1916 by Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Lawn Tennis for Girls 1920 by Suzanne Lenglen Lawn Tennis 1886 by James Dwight Game of Lawn Tennis 1888 by "Cavendish" of The Field   Tennis Website Search: The DMOZ Open Directory searches for keywords in website titles and descriptions (not page content). You can limit your search to the Tennis links category, or search all sports links. find: in: All Tennis College Tennis Tennis Players All Sports     Apologies for the typographical errors on this page occasionally. These cut-and-paste errors result when faulty brain wiring impairs one person trying to keep up a large website. I try to keep errors to a minimum, but some always creep in.

  News Briefs:

    (Jan 9, 2011) Former WTA #1 Venus Williams has withdrawn from the 2012 Australian Open citing ongoing health issues due to Sjögren's Syndrome, which causes fatigue and joint pain. While playing exhibition matches in December, Venus discovered that she was not yet ready to resume WTA play. Venus said: "After several months of training and treatment, I am making steady progress to top competitive form. My diet and fitness regimen have allowed me to make great strides in terms of my health and I am very close to being ready to return to WTA competition. I have every intention to return to the circuit in February." VenusWiliams.com

    (Dec 23, 2011) WTA #4 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International because her left ankle, which she injured in Tokyo on Sep 29, is "not 100%." However, Maria expects to be ready to play in the 2012 Australian Open. tourney story

    (Dec 23, 2012) Sony Ericsson will terminate their sponsorship of the WTA Tour at the end of 2012. The mobile phone manufacturer has been the WTA's primary global sponsor since 2005 at a price of almost $14.7 million a year. A replacement sponsor has not yet been named. Sony Ericsson PR manager Graciela Pineda said: "This was a strategic decision based on the evolution of the business and the brand." The joint venture Sony Ericsson will also soon become Sony only: Ericsson announced in October it would sell its 50 percent of the company to Sony for $1.46 billion. ESPN story

    (Aug 31, 2011) Former WTA #1 Venus Williams has withdrawn from the US Open due to illness. In a statement, Venus, who has been troubled occasionally for years by illness which was sometimes labeled as anemia, said that she has Sjögren's Syndrome.

    Venus said: "I’m really disappointed to have to withdraw from this year’s US Open. I have been recently diagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain. I enjoyed playing my first match here and wish I could continue but right now I am unable to. I am thankful I finally have a diagnosis and am now focused on getting better and returning to the court soon." US Open statement

    (Jul 15, 2011) WTA #28 Alisa Kleybanova is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma (a form of cancer) in Italy. Alisa said: "After I do treatment for a few more months, if I feel well, there's a chance I'll be able to play tennis again. I really miss playing..." Alisa has won two WTA singles titles, both last year, in Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Today is Alisa's 22nd birthday. Letter from Alisa via WTA - Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    (Jun 25, 2011) The WTA season ending Tournament of Champions will move from Bali to Sofia, Bulgaria, from 2012 to 2014. WTA story

    (Mar 2, 2011) Former WTA #1 Serena Williams has been treated for a pulmonary embolism. Serena's spokesman, Nicole Chabot, told People Magazine "Monday Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at Cedars [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles] for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation... Last week, Serena suffered from a pulmonary embolism [a blood clot in the lungs] which was discovered upon her return to L.A. She had been in New York for doctor appointments for the ongoing issues with her foot... Doctors are continuing to monitor her situation closely to avoid additional complications." People.com story

    (Jan 26, 2011) 7-time Grand Slam champion and former WTA #1 Justine Henin has retired. The elbow injury she incurred last year at Wimbledon is not healing, and she has been playing in pain. Doctors now tell Justine that the injury will not heal.

    Justine said: "I spent the last days undergoing various medical tests and they have confirmed that my elbow has been damaged by my adventure in Australia. After my crash at Wimbledon in June, I knew it would be difficult to come back. But I had decided to keep playing and to give everything to overcome the injury. In these recent months I have rarely been spared from the pain, those last months were very hard. Time has passed, and the doubts have grown, and only return to the courts would give me answers. Not the answer I was hoping for... unfortunately. I suffered a lot the last week and every day gave me more and more pain, but I believed that my will would take the upper hand. Today, the examinations are clearly and and the doctors [say] formally, my elbow is too fragile and hurt so that my passion and my profession at high level cannot continue to exist." Justine Henin official website

    28-year-old Justine Henin from Brussels, Belgium, previously retired on May 14, 2008, but returned to play in January, 2010. She has won 43 WTA singles titles, starting with Antwerp in 1999 and ending with 's-Hertogenbosch; in 2010, including the 2003, '05, '06, & '07 French Open, the 2003 & '07 US Open, and the 2004 Australian Open. She had a 525-115 record in singles matches. Justine won a career-total of $20,917,513 in prize money, and was ranked #1 in the world for 117 weeks.

Santa Lisicki

(Dec 24, 2010) Former WTA #22 Sabine Lisicki wished everyone a merry Christmas today, as did many other players, via Twitter—Sabine also provided a nice photo of herself in snowville.     (Dec 20, 2010 revised) Over 175 movies have been added to the video players which can be found on many pages at quickfound.net, including this one. Simply select "Movies (full length)" with the left selector form, then choose a film with the right selector form after the list appears. I'll be adding a few more films to the list, but I think I have most of the good ones that are available in there already.     Please also try the Movies page at showbiz.quickfound.net, which is currently undergoing upgrades; it has some nice additional features folks will enjoy.     (Dec 12, 2010) Retired former WTA #1 Martina Hingis married French showjumper Thibault Hutin in a civil ceremony in Paris on Friday, December 10. The wedding was reported in the Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte; they will publish photos of the ceremony on Monday.     Martina said: "Our wedding came as a surprise for many, but it has been in planning long in advance." Schweizer Illustrierte story (German) - English translation via Google - AFP story

(Dec 11, 2010) Former WTA #1 Serena Williams shared a photo of herself practicing today. Serena said: "Me at practice. U guys like my new practice outfit???" Serena Williams at Twitter     Besides the new outfit, the photo also shows Serena's rather large brace to protect her right foot while it heals from a re-injured torn tendon, which is the reason she cannot play in next month's Australian Open.     (Dec 9, 2010) #1 Caroline Wozniacki shared the very nice view from her apartment window in Monte Carlo today. Caroline said: "When you wake up and this is what you see when you look out the window, you know it will be a good day :)" Caroline Wozniacki at Twitter     (Dec 6, 2010) #18 Maria Sharapova defeated #2 Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 7-5 in an exhibition match in Monterrey, Mexico, yesterday. Tweeting from Bradenton, Florida this morning, Vera said: "I played an exhibition match in Monterrey with Maria yesterday! It was so great to see so many tennis fans in Mexico!!! All of them gave us a great experience! I will only have very warm memories from my trip to Monterrey!!! Thank u all of u guys who was supporting us there! LUV!" Vera Zvonareva at Twitter

Serena practicing a'la cart

    (Oct 22, 2010) Former WTA #1 Maria Sharapova is engaged to Slovenian Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic. The pair met a year ago at a friend's barbecue; no wedding date has been set. Vujacic announced the engagement on Thursday night. Maria's agent (Max Eisenbud of IMG) confirmed the news in an email to the Associated Press. Vujacic, now in his seventh season with the Lakers, averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 67 games last year. AP story

    (March 5, 2010) The WTA has posted a new page showing "all-time" (which means since 1989!) and current year's service speed leaders. However, a note at the bottom of the page shows that the data, is only from show courts at a fraction of the tourneys (12 events this year).
    The actual all-time WTA service speed record is 130 miles per hour, set by then 35-year-old Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in the 1st round of qualifying at Cincinnati in 2006. The WTA should not list "all-time" service speed leaders without making this perfectly clear.

(Feb 9, 2010) 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic is featured in the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, which is available online now. Ana in SI-SE►     (Jan 11, 2010) Former WTA #1 Maria Sharapova has signed a new endorsement contract with Nike which could pay her as much as $70 million over the next eight years.     In 2007 Maria signed a racquet endorsement contract with Prince which will pay her around $25 million dollars over 10 years.     Maria's previous deal with Prince, a five-year contract, was signed when she was 14 years old.     As is often the case with endorsement contracts, the new deal includes a base pay, plus incentives for high rankings and tournament performance.     Maria also has (or has had) endorsement contracts with Gatorade & Tropicana, Colgate - Palmolive, Motorola (expired in 2007), Parlux Fragrances, Canon, watchmaker TAG Heuer, Land Rover, Nike, and others, plus Japan-only deals with Honda & Pepsi, which make her the highest-paid female athlete in the world, earning an estimated $23 to $25 million a year.     (Feb 11, 2009) Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova, and Tatiana Golovin are all featured in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, which is available online now.

(Feb 2006) 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, and 2008 Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova of Russia is featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Click on the photo to see the SI Swimsuit pages online, including 22 pics of Maria looking very nice.     (Jan 5, 2005) The WTA has made a 6-year deal with mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson to become the primary WTA Tour global sponsor. The price? $88 million.